A bacteria culture initially contains 1500 bacteria and doubles every half hour. Find the size of the baterial population after 80 minutes. Find the size of the baterial population after 5 hours.

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A bacteria culture initially contains 1500 bacteria and doubles every half hour.
Find the size of the baterial population after 80 minutes.
Find the size of the baterial population after 5 hours.
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